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Shaldon's Ness Stables set for transformation to eco-friendly cafe with award-winning ODE chef

By PRSD, on Thursday, December 8, 2011 |

Top chef Tim Bouget, of ODE, could be transforming The Ness Stables in Shaldon into an eco-friendly cafe on the coast

Plymouth University students help create the university's first allotment

By PRSD, on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |

Plymouth Univeristy students have helped create an allotment as part of the university’s commitment to the Plymouth Food Charter

Modern pollution kills 30,000 per year in the UK – East Devon Greens call for clean air policies

By PRSD, on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |

The East Devon Green Party has highlighted the difference between local and national government noises on air pollution and what they actually do

Highways Agency has no objections to contentious Devonport incinerator

By PRSD, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |

Contentious Devonport incinerator has no objections from the Highways Agency

What are the health implications of incinerators?

By PRSD, on Monday, November 28, 2011 |

The short film called ‘Plymouth Incinerator – masking the truth?’ asks about the health implications of project, and of incincerators – sorry, waste to energy plants

EDF Energy called to extend Warm Home Discount

By PRSD, on Monday, November 21, 2011 |

The South West Green Party has called on the energy company EDF Energy to extended its Warm Home Discount

Grants available for schools, youth and community groups to carry out marine and beach litter projects!

By PRSD, on Friday, November 18, 2011 |

The Litter Free Coast and Sea campaign is offering all Dorset and East Devon schools, communities and youth groups to apply for up to £200 to carry out a marine and beach litter project

Marine Conservation Zone delay a major setback for our seas

By PRSD, on Thursday, November 17, 2011 |

The government’s delay on announced Marine Conservation Zones is puzzeling, potentially disasterous and a huge disappointment

Sign up to e-petition to delay retreat from support of household solar schemes

By Transition Newton Abbot, on Friday, November 11, 2011 |

The decision to bring forward the reduced rate for the Feed in Tariff for household solar installation will affect both householders and local installers. Transition Newton Abbot calls for people to sign the e-petition attempt to delay the change

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Feed in Tariff scheme an expensive distraction for an effective national energy policy

By Giles Chichester, on Friday, November 11, 2011 | 1 comment - ()

The cut to the Feed in Tariff rate of subsidy was inevitable, says South West MEP Giles Chichester – and the expensive, unfair and unsustainable policy was a distraction to the real issue of the energy crisis

'Fantastic' result for South West beaches in European water quality tests

By PRSD, on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 |

South West beaches are cleaner than last year, according to the latest European water quality tests.

Feed-in tariff transition dates changed – e-petition aims to persuade the government to stick to the original date

By PRSD, on Monday, November 7, 2011 |

With the government changing the date for the change of the tariff for households to sell their solar energy back to the National Grid, an e-petition has been set up to convince them to stick to the original date

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